OECD Regional Development Studies Working Together for Local Integration of Migrants and Refugees


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This report describes what it takes to formulate a place-based approach to migrant integration, drawing on both quantitative evidence, from a statistical database, and qualitative evidence, from a survey of European 72 cities and 10 case studies.




OECD Regional Development Studies Working Together for Local Integration of Migrants and Refugees in Athens


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Migrants, including native-born children with migrant parents, account for 23% of Athens’ population (664 046 people), while the number of refugees and asylum seekers has rapidly increased since 2015 and is currently estimated at 18 000. To respond to the refugee inflow, Athens developed bold ...




OECD Regional Development Studies Working Together for Local Integration of Migrants and Refugees in Barcelona


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In Barcelona, the rate of foreign residents has quintupled since 2000, and in 2017, 23% of the population was foreign-born. From the late 1990s until today, the municipality has followed an intercultural strategy to implement inclusive measures for local migrant integration. These measures have ...




OECD Regional Development Studies Working Together for Local Integration of Migrants and Refugees in Paris


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Of the requests for asylum in France made in 2016, more than 10 000 applications were made by people in Paris and were made in the context of a rising number of refugees and asylum seekers since 2015. This increase has stirred a debate in France around its “universal” migrant integration model ...







OECD Regional Development Studies Working Together for Local Integration of Migrants and Refugees in Vienna


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Fast population growth in the city of Vienna is largely related to international migration. Long-standing migrant communities represent half of Vienna’s population. In 2016, 50% of the inhabitants had migrant backgrounds, and since 2015, the number of refugees and asylum seekers in the city has ...




OECD Regional Development Studies Working Together for Local Integration of Migrants and Refugees in Berlin


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Berlin has long been a diverse, multicultural city and today about 1 million – or 30% – of its inhabitants have a migration background, meaning that they – or at least one of their parents – were born without German nationality. Berlin’s authorities perceive diversity as generally accepted ...




OECD Regional Development Studies Working Together for Local Integration of Migrants and Refugees in Amsterdam


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This work compiles data and qualitative evidence on how local actions for integration, across a number of sectors, are being designed and implemented by the City of Amsterdam and its partners within a multi-level governance framework.




OECD Regional Development Studies Working Together for Local Integration of Migrants and Refugees in Gothenburg


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This report presents the way Gothenburg municipality and its state and non-state partners are addressing migrant integration issues and opportunities. It compiles data and qualitative evidence on how local integration efforts are designed and implemented within a multi-level governance framework.